On The Insider: Miley Says No to Nudity

Search:
Go!


advertisement
Click Here
Content from CNET tagged with

government [x] , Microsoft Corp. [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 105 results found

Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy

October 10, 2007 British Parliament member criticizes U.K. government's IT strategy, accusing it of "skewing the market" in favor of Microsoft. TAGS: policy, open source, information technology, member, health, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Why restraining Microsoft no longer matters

September 21, 2007 European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge. TAGS: John Ashcroft, antitrust, regulator, Europe, government, Microsoft Corp., president, U.S., IBM Corp., Google Inc.

Microsoft opens portals for governments

November 9, 2004 Solutions Sharing Network lets government entities post their own tips, procedures and even in-house software. TAGS: government entity, government, portal, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft aims to reach next billion PC users

April 19, 2007 New program gives near-free Windows and Office to governments that buy PCs for students to use at home. TAGS: Will Poole, government, student, Microsoft Office, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., PC, software company, Microsoft Windows

Word blunder exposes U.K. split on terrorism

September 16, 2005 A British government minister is reportedly caught out over anti-terrorism measures by the "track changes" feature in Microsoft Word. TAGS: terrorism, U.K., Microsoft Word, government, letter, Microsoft Corp.

HP aims to help governments check IDs

May 26, 2005 The technology taps into Microsoft .Net to authenticate ID cardholders and people who want to use e-government services. TAGS: biometric identification, government, middleware, HP, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft lets governments into Office

September 19, 2004 The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, government, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, XML, Microsoft Corp., document, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft speaks in tongues

March 16, 2004 The software giant announces a program to help governments produce local versions of Windows and Office. Is it a response to overseas pressure from open-source products? TAGS: government, language, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft may bow to overseas price pressure

February 28, 2004 Signs suggest the company is looking at ways to tailor prices of software to the country its sold in, as it tries to address the concerns of governments being wooed by Linux. TAGS: AMD Duron, government, Linux, pricing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor

March 4, 2006 "Over my dead body" will governments get into encrypted files, says one Microsoft employee working on Windows update. TAGS: back door, Microsoft Windows Vista, government, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security

Feds: Google's privacy concerns unfounded

February 27, 2006 Justice Department says search giant's arguments for refusing to turn over information lack merit. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, government, brief, Google Inc., argument, request, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft signs security pact with Germany

May 3, 2004 CEO Steve Ballmer settles a security agreement with the federal government of Germany, which has become one of the most prominent of Linux supporters. TAGS: Germany, federal government, Steve Ballmer, agreement, XML, open standard, Microsoft Office, government, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Europe, CEO

Service Pack 2 for SQL Server arrives

February 20, 2007 Microsoft's release of updates for database application is accompanied by rule change for use on virtual servers. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 2, Microsoft SQL Server, service pack, procurement, virtualization, government, Microsoft Corp., server, database, software company

Governments vote against Microsoft

January 22, 2004 Government customers contribute just a fraction of Microsoft's revenue but cause disproportionate headaches for the company through defections to Linux and open source. Will the urge spread to busi... TAGS: business customer, open-source software, government, open source, Linux, city, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Australia to see Windows source code

August 14, 2003 The Australian government will gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight. TAGS: source code, Australia, government, agreement, open-source software, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's Beijing win raises concerns in China

November 30, 2004 Some officials are speaking out against recent deals by Microsoft and Dell to supply technology to governmental bodies. TAGS: China, Beijing, contract, government, open source, Microsoft Corp.

China looks into Windows code

September 29, 2003 The Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code, a result of the software maker's campaign to combat the spread of open-source software in Asia. TAGS: commercial software company, source code, lab, government, agreement, China, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, piracy, Seoul, nation, government, Internet Service Provider, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Microsoft to confide security woes to governments

February 2, 2005 Company's decision to share information about security issues is part of its effort to blunt the appeal of open-source software. TAGS: government agency, open-source software, Czech Republic, government, Bill Gates, security, IBM Corp., China, agency, Microsoft Corp., conference

Microsoft's government head to jump ship

September 21, 2004 Maggie Wilderotter, leader of the software maker's government sales effort, is leaving to be CEO of a rural telecommunications company. TAGS: Citizens Communications Co., government, telecommunications, telecommunications company, software company, senior vice president, Microsoft Corp., leader, CEO, Microsoft Windows
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "Microsoft Corp."


© 2008 CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use